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Common name: Curly Pondweed A UK native aquatic plant, suitable for planting in deep water to act as an oxygenator provide shelter for wildlife. Wiry stems and strap-like leaves that remain underwater and are almost see-through with a hint of pink...

Common name: Hornwort A very good oxygenator and can grow to great depths so is ideal to put in lakes and ponds. It is a free floating plant but weighting helps secure the plant in the required location. Hornwort has foliage that resemble small...

Common name: Fibre Optic Plant An attractive evergreen with foliage that resembles fibre optic cables! The glossy, thread-like leaves, have minute, white flower spikes on the tips of each leaf from July to August. Suitable for damp soil and pond margins...

Common name: Common Mare's Tail Attractive low-growing vertical bottle-brush type stems which rise out of the water. Native UK species. Aspect: Full sun/Partial shade Average height: 25-30cm Planting depth: 0-15cm Growth rate: Slow

Common name: Pepper Grass An unusual fern that is a UK native species with hair-like foliage with a slightly contorted appearance once mature. Oxygenating. Planting depth: 0-30cm Growth rate: Slow Full sun/Part Shade

2-3yr old tree. This early-cropping tree produces deliciously sweet, small dessert plum with a great range of skin colour, from sunshine yellow to deep purple, often on one fruit. The flesh is pale yellow and has a distinctive gage-like flavour. Average...

2-3yr old tree. An excellent alternative to Victoria - in fact the flavour is often viewed as superior. The fruits have a dark red flush and are larger than Victoria. A delicous flavour that is a mix of sweet and sharp. Self-fertile. Average height...

2-3yr dwarf tree. This early-cropping tree produces deliciously sweet, small dessert plum with a great range of skin colour, from sunshine yellow to deep purple, often on one fruit. The flesh is pale yellow and has a distinctive gage-like flavour...

2-3yr old Bush bareroot tree. Pale pink to white flowers ins spring are followed by edible, very fragrant, pale green fruits that ripen to golden yellow. Perfect for making into jellies and jams. A very hardy variety with rounded fruits. Average height...

2-3yr old tree. An excellent blue desert plum. The skin is a deep blue with yellow flesh that has a sweet, juicy flavour. Fruit is ready in mid September. Average height 10-15ft. Pollination group 3. St Julian A rootstock. (sim pic)   Type of plum:...

2-3yr old bush bareroot tree. The pale pink to white flowers are followed by edible, very fragrant, pale green fruit, which ripen to golden yellow, in May. Perfect for making into jellies and jams. Prolific cropper. Average height 10-15ft (if left...

2-3 year old tree. Desert plum. If you like 'Victoria' plums then you will like 'Excalibur' as it produces large, ourple/red plums of a similar sweet, juicy flavour. Harvest fruits in mid-August. Pollination group 2. St Julien A rootstock (10-12ft)...

2-3yr old tree. An early cropping plum with dark purple fruit produced prolifically in early August. Good for eating fresh or for jams. Average height 10-15ft. Pollination group 2 partially self-fertile. St Julian A rootstock. (sim pic)   Type of plum:...

2-3 year old tree. An early 19th century dual purpose plum that hails from the USA with large purple blue fruits that are ready to pick late in the season in September. Pollination group 4. St Julien A rootstock (10-12ft).   Type of plum:...

2-3 year old tree. A mid-season plum that produces heavy crops of blue fruits with sweet yellow flesh when ripe. Dual purpose, can be eaten fresh or used for cooking in recipes. Harvest in early August. Self-fertile. Pollination group 4. St Julien A...

2-3yr year old tree. A self-fertile Nectarine that produces large red fruits of excellent quality with a sweet flavour ripening in August/September. Average height 10-12ft  Full sun. Hardy. St Julian A rootstock (sim pic)   Uses: Eating and...

3-4yr old Family Apple tree. Three different varieties of apples have been grafted to the same stem, meaning that you can pick three different varieties -Cox, James Greive and Katy - from the same tree. Providing a mixture of apples with different tastes...

2-3 year old bush tree. A sport of the very popular Williams pear, with the added attraction of red skin and a more compact habit. The fruit is superbly flavoured and can be eaten fresh or used for cooking. Fruit develops early in the season, by the end...

2 year old Bush bareroot tree. A mid-season variety that is ideal for smaller spaces or growing in a container as it grows in an upright shape and stays compact without pruning. Pretty white blossom in mid-spring, followed by delicious, sweet dark red...

3-4yr old Family Apple tree. Three different varieties of apples have been grafted to the same stem, meaning that you can pick three different varieties -Cox, Spartan and Katy - from the same tree. Providing a mixture of apples with different tastes and...

2-3yr old tree. A fairly new variety which has a taste similar, but actually superior to, Victoria. The skin is red flushed and the taste is sweet but with a sharp tang. Can also be used in cooking successfully. Partially self-fertile. Average height...

2-3yr old tree. A strong growing fruiting cherry tree which is laden with huge, sweet, juicy, dark (almost black) cherries from June onwards. Reliable. Good cropper. Pollination group 4. Colt Rootstock (10-15ft) sim pic   Type of cherry:...

Cider Apple. Large pale green fruits with a bittersweet flavour that is ideal for making cider. Harvest from October. Full sun. Hardy. MM106 rootstock. Average height 10-15ft. Pollination group 4.   Type of apple: Cider Pollination group:...

2-3 year old tree. An old English variety with a compact habit. Produces small but sweet fruits with attractive red skin that can be eaten fresh or used for cooking. Fruit is ready to harvest in September. Pollination group 3. Quince A rootstock.   Type...

1-2yr fruit tree. A self-fertile peach which produces fruit with a red-flush on a white skin. The flesh is white and has an excellent rich flavour. Fruits ripen in early August. Heavy cropping. Average height 12-13ft. Krymsk 86 rootstock (sim pic)...

2-3yr dwarf tree. Damson. A culinary damson with a heavy crop of large blue-black fruits that ripening in early September. Perfect for cooking or delicious eaten straight from the tree later in the season. Average height 6-8ft. Pollination group 3,...

3-4yr old Family Pear tree. Three different varieties of apples have been grafted to the same stem, meaning that you can pick three different varieties -Conference, Williams and Comice - from the same tree. Providing a mixture of pears with different...

2-3 year old bush tree. A compact tree which produces heavy crops of sweet and juicy pears. The pears have pale green skin tinged with a golden russet and the flesh is creamy white and firm. Ready in late October and november. Average height (if left un...

2yr old tree. Cherry. A self-fertile modern sweet cherry with sweet, dark red fruit ready in late July. A reliable and heavy cropper and one of the best varieties for the British climate. Good disease resistance. Full sun. Hardy. Colt Rootstock (sim...

1-2yr fruit tree. A very sweet early variety of white cherry that produces bumper crops. Attractive red fruits withan amber flush tha are ready for picking in mid-July. Pollination group 4.  Type of cherry: Eating and cooking Pollination group:...

2 year old bush bareroot tree. Dessert Pear. A sweet and juicy pear with a lovely flavour. This is an old variety that is known for it's abundant crops of golden-green pears. Needs a sheltered position for good fruiting. Harvest in late October. Average...

2-3 year old tree. A classic, traditional English Cider apple that produces juice with a bittersharp taste. Makes cider with a wonderful depth of flavour. The apples are a deep red, almost maroon, and ripe in October. Average height 10-12ft. Pollination...

2-3yr old tree. A dessert pear with russet-red skin and a rosewater scent. A classic and popular french variety but delicious, buttery flesh. Fruit is ready mid October. Average height 10-15ft. Pollination group 4. Type of apple: Eating,...

2-3 year old fruit tree on MM106 root stock A mid-season dessert apple with a firm, crisp, fine texture, sweet and juicy flavour. Its skin is golden, flushed brown. Picking time is late September. Full sun. Hardy. Average height 10-12ft. Pollination...

An early to mid-season dessert apple which produces small/medium, yellowish-green fruit almost completely flushed red. The flesh has a sweet, perfumed, juicy flavour. Ready to pick in early September. Full sun. Hardy. Average height 10-12ft Pollination...

2-3yr old tree. A self-fertile peach which ripens early in the season producing pale-fleshed fruits that are juicy and delicious! Flowers in March with fruit ripening in June/July. Average height & spread 10-12ft. Full sun. Hardy. St Julien A...

2-3yr old tree. A new variety of self-fertile cherry which has the benefit of producing fruit over several weeks, very late in the season. The cherries are bright red and sweet, with a slightly sharp edge. Average height 10-15ft. Colt Rootstock. (sim...

2yr old feathered maiden tree. Dessert Pear. An attractive pear tree with shiny, coppery red new foliage and white flowers in spring. It produces desert pears  with bright red skin and creamy-white, juicy flesh that are ready to pick in October. Quince A...

2-3 year old fruit tree on MM106 root stock A spreading and branching tree which produces delicious, sweet shiny red eating apples. These are best eaten straight from the tree and are ready for use in September. Average height 12-15ft. Full sun/partial...

2-3yr old semi-dwarf tree. A self-fertile modern sweet cherry with sweet, dark red fruit ready in late July. A reliable and heavy cropper and one of the best varieties for the British climate. Good disease resistance. VSL-2 rootstock. Pollination group...

2-3yr old tree. An excellent dessert or culinary gage with a very sweet flavour. The gages have a almost translucent skin, and are produced from August to September. Average height 10-15ft. Pollination group 3, self fertile. Hardy.  Full sun. Hardy. St...

2-3yr old tree. A delicious culinary damson with good disease resistance producing small but numerous deep blue-black fruits that are excellent for jams and other recipes. Harvest in September. Average height 10-15ft. Pollination group 3, self fertile...

2-3 year old tree. A mid-season plum that produces heavy crops of blue fruits with sweet yellow flesh when ripe. Dual purpose, can be eaten fresh or used for cooking in recipes. Harvest in early August. Self-fertile. Pollination group 4. St Julien A...

2yr bareroot tree. A sweet cherry that ripens in late July with large, sweet fruit which are almost black when ripe. Attractive blossom in late spring. Average height 12-14ft. Colt rootstock. pollination group 4, Self-fertile. Colt Rootstock. (sim...

2-3yr old semi-dwarf tree. A spreading cherry tree with bronze leaves when young. Pretty bowl-shaped, white flowers in mid-spring, followed by delicious dark red fruit in May. Good autumn colour. Self-fertile. Pollination group 4. VSL-2 Rootstock...

2-3yr old tree. An excellent damson with a rich intense flavour. The fruits are blue-black and are perfect for cooking and preserving and sweet enough to eat straight from the tree. Produces a prolific crop in September, and white blossom in spring. One...

3-4yr old Family Apple tree. Three different varieties of apples have been grafted to the same stem, meaning that you can pick three different varieties -Cox, Spartan and Katy - from the same tree. Providing a mixture of apples with different tastes and...

2-3yr year old tree. A self-fertile variety producing excellent crops of richly flavoured fruits with a golden flush. Fruits ripen in late August. Average height 10-12ft  Full sun. Hardy. St Julien A rootstock. (simpic)   Uses: Eating and...

2-3yr old tree. An early variety, similar to Cox's self-fertile. Produces sweet, red tinted dessert apples, ready to pick mid October. White blossom is produced in late spring. Fruit is produced mid to late season. Average height 10-12ft. Pollination...

2-3 year old fruit tree on MM106 root stock Early fruiting apple tree which produces a heavy crop of bright red, eating apples that have a juicy, acidic taste and firm flesh. Ready to pick in September. Good pollinator. An excellent apple to use for...

2-3yr old Bush tree. Desert & cider apple. A delicious eating apple with a crisp, juicy, mild, refreshing flavour. Ready to pick between mid september and october. The fruit are medium in size and the skin is pale green. The apples are also excellent...

2yr Espalier 2 Tier. Orchard Apple. A mid-season dessert apple with yellow, flushed crimson skin. Its flesh is crisp, sweet juicy and has a cox-like flavour. Ready for picking in August. Heavy cropper. Average height 15ft. Full sun. Hardy. Pollination...

2-3yr old dwarf tree. A mid-late season apple with a sweet and juicy flavour. This apple produces medium fruit which starts off with a greenish yellow skin that ripens to golden yellow, ready to pick in late October. The flavour is sweet, juicy and...

2-3yr old tree. Desert & Cooking. A large cooking apple which can also be eaten fresh. A good mid to late season apple with red flushed appearance. Good bearer. Average height 12-15ft. Full sun. Hardy. Pollination group 3 self-fertile. MM106...

2-3yr old Bush tree. A classic and popular English-style variety from the Victorian period. It is a late season eating apple with an understated red and green skin. It's flesh is sweet, very juicy and firm with a fine texture. Ready to pick in October...

2-3yr old dwarf tree. A classic and popular English-style variety from the Victorian period. It is a late season eating apple with an understated red and green skin. It's flesh is sweet, very juicy and firm, with a fine texture. Ready to pick in October...

2-3yr old dwarf tree. A mid-season, versatile apple that can be used for cooking or eaten fresh. The red flushed fruits are ready to harvest in early-mid September, when they are perfect for cooking but if left for longer the flavour sweetens, making...

A delicious, early season dessert apple . Pale pink flowers in spring followed by a succulent fruit with red flushed skin and crisp, juicy flesh. Average height 10-12ft. Full sun. Hardy. Pollination group 3 self-fertile. MM106 rootstock (sim...

2-3yr old tree. Desert & Cooking. A good late season apple with a mild sweet flavour. Has  excellent keeping qualities and can also be used as a cooking apple. Good bearer. Flowers in April and fruit develops between August and November. Full...

2-3yr old bush bareroot tree. Dessert Apple. A new russet variety producing small golden brown apples with creamy flesh and an aromatic cox-like flavour. Harvest from late September to early October. MM106 rootstock. Average height 10-15ft. Pollination...

2-3yr old tree. Orchard Apple. A mid-season culinary apple with sharp flavour. The skin is light green and the flesh has a sweet flavour. It is a hardy, reliable cropper.Type of apple: CookingPollination group: 4, self-fertileRootstock: MM106...

2-3yr tree. Orchard Apple. An early season, high quality dessert apple with a juicy sweet aromatic flavour and crisp white flesh. Flowers a light pink in early May and ready for picking mid-September. Average height 15ft. Full sun. Hardy. Pollination...

2-3yr old bush bareroot tree. Dessert Apple. An early-season English dessert apple, with a depth of flavour and sweetness. Pale pink flowers are produced in spring followed in early autumn by fruit with rosy red colouring and crisp white flesh...

2-3yr old tree. A good mid-season apple with a crisp sweet flavour. The fruit produced is of medium sized and has yellow colouring which is heavily flushed with red, ready to pick in October time. Good bearer. Prune to desired height/spread. Full sun...

2-3yr old bush bareroot tree. An old English culinary apple with a sweet flavour that keeps is shape well during cooking. Produces excellent crops of large attractive fruits with a red flush that are ready to harvest from early October and will store...

Orchard Apple. A mid to late season desert or culinary apple with a rich aromatic flavour at its best around Christmas. Average height 10-12ft. Full sun. Hardy. Pollination group 3. MM106 rootstock (sim pic) Type of apple: Eating Pollination...

Common name Penstemon 'Tnpenhpi' A compact, bushy, upright deciduous perennial with a neat habit and lance-shaped green foliage. Long-lasting, flared, tubular pink flowers with paler white throats appear from June through to October. Average...

Common name: Catmint A hardy perennial with aromatic green-grey foliage and lavender blue flowers than are borne in proofusion in summer. Bees and insects love the flowers and cats love the foliage! Creates dense mounds of blue that are perfect for...

Common name: Catmint A hardy perennial with aromatic green-grey foliage and pink flowers than are borne in proofusion in summer. Bees and insects love the flowers and cats love the foliage! Creates dense mounds of pink that are perfect for the front of...

Common name Anise-scented sage Infuse your garden with vibrant, rich colour using this stunning perennial known for its deep plum-purple blooms and striking upright habit. Average height 3-4ft  Full sun.

Common name Phygelius × rectus 'Tnphycro' A compact, neat, upright, evergreen perennial shrub with dark green foliage. Racemes of trumpet-shaped, hanging, rose-pink flowers with a yellow throat appear from June through to September...

Common name Whirling butterflies A graceful perennial with butterfly-like blooms in white, pink & red Average height 1-1.5ft  Full sun 

A bold and striking perennial known for its vibrant purple flowers and lush, deep green foliage. Average height 3-4ft  Full sun partial shade   

Common name Penstemon 'Florpenpu' A bushy, semi-evergreen perennial with pretty tubular-shaped, purple-maroon flowers from July to September.  Hardy but will benefit from a thick mulch to protect the roots during winter. Average height...

Common name: African Daisy A rhizomatous perennial with narrow, aromatic grey-green leaves and solitary daisy-like, light pinkish-purple, dark-eyed flowers 5-6cm in width. Average height 1.5ft  Full sun

Botanical name: Iberis x hybrida 'Mermaid Lavender' Evergreen mound forming sub shrub with wonderful pastel lavender candytuft flowers in late spring through to summer. Average height 20-30cm Full sun 

A cushion-forming evergreen perennial with linear dark green leaves, bears pink white or red-purple flowerheads in profusion from May to June on upright stems.  A small evergreen that is ideal for a rock garden or in pots. Average height 1ft...

Common name: Friendship sage An exceptional variety of salvia with beautiful pale blue flowers produced on tall stems all the way through from May to October/November. Average height 5ft, spread 2ft.   Full sun. May need some winter protection

Common name: Achillea millefolium 'Balvinrose' A spreading perennial with grey-green, fern-like foliage. Upright, branching stems are topped with domed flowerheads of small, dark rose-pink flowers from early summer to early...

Common name: Marguerite A clump-forming and reliable perennial with glossy, dark green leaves. The white daisy-like flowers have many layers of petals which gives a ruffled look, and large, bright yellow centres. The blooms are held atop sturdy...

Common name: Oriental Arborvitae An unusual dwarf conifer with a compact, globe-shaped habit and distaictive foliage that changes colour through the season.  Average height 2-3ft.  Full sun.  Hardy.

Cider Apple. An excellent late season cider apple with a medium bittersweet flavour. Good bearer. Flowers June. Fruits August to November. Full sun. Hardy. MM106 rootstock. Average height 10-15ft. Pollination group 3, self-fertile.   Type of apple:...

The Bramley Clone is a smaller version of the Bramley Seedling allowing it to be suited to the smaller garden. Produces fruit later in the season. The fruit is perfect for making pies and other desserts. Average height 8-10ft. Full sun. Hardy...

2 year old bare root fruit tree on MM106 root stockOrchard Apple. A late to very late season russet. A traditional and very versatile apple which has many different uses - cooking, eating fresh, and juicing. The flavour is sweet, juicy and aromatic and...

Cider, Culinary Apple. An old English variety from Somerset that is know for having good disease resistance. Produces large yellow-green fruits flushed dark red wiht a crisp, sharp flavour. Harvest from mid-October. Full sun. Hardy. MM106 rootstock...

2-3 year old bush bare root fruit tree on MM106 root stock A medium size tree witch tends to spread and produce dessert apples with a sweet, juicy and aromatic flavour. The apples are of medium size and are pale yellow colour speckled with red, ready to...

Cider Apple. An excellent and very old English mid-season variety dating back to the 1600s that is wonderful for making (strong!) cider with a pink/red flush. Harvest from October. Full sun. Hardy. MM106 rootstock. Average height 10-15ft. Pollination...

2yr old tree. A late season cider apple with green skin, flushed with yellow and red. Produces, sweet, fruity cider. A strong-growing tree with good disease resistance. Full sun. Hardy. Average height 10-12ft Pollination group 4. MM106 rootstock (sim...

2-3 year old tree. An old variety of cider apple with produces an abundant crop of bright red flushed fruit Makes a wonderfully bitter-sweet cider. Average height/spread 10-12ft. Full sun. Hardy.  Pollination group 6. MM106 rootstock (sim...

Cider, Culinary Apple. Produces large red fruits with a tart flavour and a slight sweetness that makes them ideal for making cider and for cooking. Harvest from October. Full sun. Hardy. MM106 rootstock. Average height 10-15ft. Pollination group...

2/3yr tree Produces popular dessert apples that are sweet, crisp and juicy. The apples are large in size and are yellowish green with broad red stripes, ready to pick in October. Full sun. Hardy. Height 10-12ft. Pollination group 4, Self fertile. MM106...

2-3yr old tree. This mid-season, upright, spreading tree produces crisp, juicy, red dessert apples. Average height 8-12 ft but they can easily be kept at a height of 6-8 feet for the smaller garden, or if a more compact tree is required. Full sun/partial...

Culinary Apple. An excellent mid season apple tree that produces lovely sweet-flavoured fruit from August to November. Good bearer. Average height 12-14ft. Full sun. Hardy. Disease resistant. Pollination group 2. MM106 rootstock   Type of apple:...

2-3yr Semi-dwarf tree. A new variety of self-fertile cherry which has the benefit of producing fruit over several weeks, very late in the season. The cherries are bright red and sweet, with a slightly sharp edge. VSL-2 Rootstock (8-10ft) sim pic   Type...

A 2-3yr old tree with 2 tiers on a bamboo framework. Espalier trees are perfect for small gardens where space is limited. They require training on horizontal wires, either freestanding or on a fence or wall. An excellent old English mid-season eating...

Collection or local delivery only Espalier apple tree. Orchard Apple. A mid-season dessert apple with a coppery-brown rough skin and crisp, fine-textured flesh. Its flavour is very good - nutty and sweet. Fruit ready to pick late September. Pollination...

2-3 year old fruit tree on MM106 root stock An excellent mid-season eating apple which produces medium, golden fruit that is flushed with orange-red in Autumn. The apples are aromatic, crisp, and have a superb rich and juicy flavour. Full sun. Hardy...

2-3yr old tree. Culinary apple. A fantastic apple to cook with, produces large green fruits, lightly flushed with red, early in the season. The taste is sharp and crisp and cooks to a delicious puree. Less vigorous that some other varieties so good for a...

Espalier 2yr old tree. Orchard Apple. A hardy tree which yields smooth-skinned red fruit that is white-fleshed, crisp and very juicy. Ready for picking in late October. Heavy cropper. Full sun. Hardy. Pollination group 3 self-fertile. MM106 rootstock...

An old English variety of mid-season cooking apple. The fruit is large, with a sweet but tangy flavour. Often considered a good eating apple too. The blossom is flushed with pink in spring Average height 10-14ft.  Full sun. Hardy. Pollination group...